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Song honors the memory of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, whose death on May 24, 1861, became a rallying cry for the Union cause. A good friend of the Lincolns, Ellsworth was the first prominent Union soldier to die in the Civil war.

Cover depicts a picture of Stephen A. Douglas. U.S. senator from Illinois, 1860 Democratic presidential nominee, and opponent of Abraham Lincoln in their famous series of 1858 debates, Douglas defended the Union cause and died on June 3, 1861, only a…

"Very respectfully inscribed to Mrs. Lincoln, widow of the late President of the United States, by the Author_with the assurance that he shares the Nation's Condolence".

Cover dedication: "To his Excellency, Andrew G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania." "Sung at the Consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery at Gettysburg: (November 19th 1863)."Governor Curtin organized the effort to create a national soldiers' cemetery…

"Quartette" " A Requiem to the memory of our late beloved President Abraham Lincoln"

"Wurzel's Liberty Song" Song depicts slaves looking forward to their liberation.

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

Campaign song and chorus for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

Funeral march in honor of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. The first Union martyr of the Civil War, Colonel Elmer Ellsworth accompanied Lincoln on his inaugural train trip to Washington, D.C.. After the war began, he organized the 11th New York Infantry,…

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

A popular prewar song about a young woman's infatuation with an army officer. Cover shows a portrait of the musical artists, "The Floriences," and references three songs not included in this copy: "Way Down in Maine," "Johney was a Shoemaker," and…

A song supporting Lincoln's reelection in 1864 and urging the people of the Union to see the war through to victory.

Republican campaign songs urging the country to elect Lincoln to the presidency in 1860. Publication entitled "The Campaign," originally included two songs: "We See the Break of Day" and "Freedom's Call." Only the later song is contained in the sheet…

Words and music handwritten by unknown. Back of manusript contains a handwritten note by unknown: "Sung at funeral train in 1865-as the train bearing Lincoln's body, by Ellen Arrington-alto, Frank Hoblit-BassTenor, Mary Downey-air" .

The cover depicts a log cabin with "Kentucky" above it in quotations and "The Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln" below. First page of score displays the description "The Home of Lincoln and Clay" below the song title. Henry Clay was Lincoln's political…

Song depicts African Americans singing in a stereotyped dialect in celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Ballad depicting John Wilkes Booth being haunted by visions of Lincoln. On Cover: "( Note) This ballad was suggested on seeing the representation of the assassin BOOTH wildly fleeing through the forest on his horse, startled by the apparition of his…

In 1862, the U.S. Navy established a flotilla of steam powered rams to operate against Confederate vessels on the Mississippi River. Rams were designed with a heavily reinforced hull to ram enemy ships. This song was written in honor of U.S.…

After June 1862, in respose to the failure of the Union campaign to take Richmond, President Lincoln called on the states to provide a total of 600,000 volunteers to fill the Union ranks. The song calls on the people of the North to fulfill Lincoln's…

Subtitled "A New Battle Song," the song depicts Lincoln encouraging his Union troops: "We're going to fight in earnest boys." It emphasizes the Union resolve to recover from the failed campaign in Virginia in early 1862 and to take the war to the…

A "Song and Chorus arranged for the Piano Forte," the song pokes fun at Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Funeral march in honor of Abraham Lincoln. "In Memory of a Country's Martyred Father" on cover. Op.7

Funeral march in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Composer Robjohn also used the pseudonym Caryl Florio. The cover depicts Lincoln wreathed in American flags, funeral cloth and laurels.

Lyrics depict influx of 300,000 new troop for the United States army. "To Father Abraham"